The One and Only

The Message.

COLUMBIA TEXAS
GRACE ESTATE
1:58 am

After a lot of overthinking and two meetings with Ezra.  Alexandra has finally decided to send a video message to the capo of Italian mafia
Mr. Ivanov Greco and to lure him with striking deal.
It wasn't a big deal right?
wrong
After coming to estate,
Alexandra was never been this confused in  whole life. First she decided to a sit down vedio like old family friends do but immediately abort the plan because how cringe was that sounding in the actual video. She was feeling awkward with herself. It was already 2 hours since she started doing a sit down video but the plan was already a flop.

It was 8:00 pm then, so she decided to eat dinner and take a shower. Immediately deciding to wear formals for the video she directly change into A black formal pants with white blouse and black coat with gold accessories and her signature gold watch.
"How much just for a video." She thought to herself but again she was the one who wanted to do it to be perfect.
it was now 11:00 pm
She went to her office and started to shoot the video

"Father and brothers! I wanted to say something"  nah not at all.
"Hii  papa! How are you doing?" Oh hell no No!
"Respected father and dear brothers. I would like to tell you about" are you giving a 6th standard speech Alexandra? Her inner conscience mocked.

Why the fuck it is so fucking hard.
"Hey Dom, if your listening to me I want you back and help me because you are my fav brother" she shouted at top of her lungs and slammed the table with fists to give effects.
There is no way in hell she could record it like that.
"If talking with relations is very tough so why not talk as business woman. It is give and take without necessary drama" she thought.
She walked to her closet and find face mask black in colour to hide her face.
She put it on her face and sat on her chair in office. Confidence and power radiating from stature.
She stated recording

"Greetings Mr. Ivanov. Sorry for hacking your systems. . I assure you no harm would be done to your assets with me being in your systems. But there is something I would likely to discuss to you.
I am Alex Grace the founder and CEO of Apex organization a.k.a. Grace Cooperation. I had found some disturbances in your rival mafia- the Russians. They want to overthrow me.
Now, you would be thinking what does it have to do with us because after us the next target would be you. So to discuss the further matter I want to invite you in Columbia to Apex headquarters for cordial meeting and discussion."

She paused "this is not enough. They would never come out if I just said this. Moreover they would think I am rude enough to attack their systems just to ask help. She need more."

A thought to save her subordinates and organization was enough for her to do what she was doing . She close her eyes. After 15 seconds. Taking a deep breath and putting her mask down. She open her eyes and there were thousands of emotion in them anguish ,pain, guilt, love, longing, her eyes were shining with unshed tears. She look straight to the camera and said one thing her father taught her to say whenever she was in trouble.

"ho bisogno di te.. papa"

(Translation: I need you papa)
She quickly stood up and went backside the camera and end the recording before they could see her tears roll down her eyes)

After calming her self. She want to her tech room. She had major task of hacking into Italian mafia. Sure it was impossible for others but not her. She started by running a simple background checkup to find any loopholes in any codes but not a thing.  I expected it.
Using multiple computers and breaking at least hundred verification codes she finally breakthrough into their systems and send her video directly to the Greco estate in Ivanov Office.
She sighed and it was almost 3:00 am and her eyes were tired and baggy. With terrible sleeping pattern she had.
She decided to sleep. Taking a sleeping pill. She tries to go to sleep and eventually shifted to slumber with only one thought in mind.
"Tomorrow would be a hell of a day"

Dream: a memory
7 year old Alexandra.
a cute girl running from the long hallways of Greco estate with his oldest brother trailing behind.

"Stop right there! Munchkin" a 16 year old boy giving a fake glare to baby Alexandra.

"Catch me if you can ,Dom" she said  while running towards kitchen .

Just before he could catch the little bundle of joy. She saw her father. She screeched and jump into her fathers arm "I need you, papa" and hide her face in his neck.

"I am right here, baby" her father said

"Domenic! Don't bully your little sister"
Ivanov said sternly to his oldest son but internally laughing at his son ridiculous face.

"Me bullying her dad, look at my face I am looking some kind of banshee. This is the first thing I saw in morning when I woke up that this little munchkin was painting my face with her black marker" he said

"You look handome, Dom" a cute voice interrupted him.

"Its handsome baby" his father corrected silently smiling at her daughter antics.

"Yes the same thing." she said.

"Yeah... but munchkin its 5th time this month. You have to stop this or No bed time stories from me. You would have to ask your other brother to tell it you."
Domenic chided

All of the family get together in kitchen listening to the cute argument going on there.

"I would love to tell you bed time story everyday koala" The 2nd oldest boy. 14 year old, Emiliano said  looking her.

"As if , I am his favorite brother she would love to listen from me. Right sorella" third oldest Giovanni  said smiling at her.

"No we are her favorite! " both 11 year old  , the twins screeched .

"Never" Giovanni chided

"Stop all of this and sit down eat your breakfast boys and Dom go wash your face"  she heard snickers from behind   "and baby come here" the beautiful  donna said to her baby Alexa which was still in his father arm.

"A deal is deal munchkin" Dom was not mad or something over her. He loves to have reactions from his little sister.

Alexandra head snap towards her brother and immediately understood what does that mean . she jumped out of her mothers arm thinking that Dom was still mad at her and hug his leg.

"I am schorry dom. Please don't stop telling me stories. I will never be doing that again if it makes you mad" baby said with barely controlling her tears.

Dom eyes softened seeing his baby sister like that. He took her in his arms.
"Never cry munchkin. I will always love you that why I can never be mad at you. " wiping her tears.
"I love you too, Dom" Alexandra said.

With this no one has to argue about who is the baby's favorite brother but they could still fight for 2nd spot right.
Dream over..
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Ahh people! We are on 3rd part. I am excited and I hope your are too.
Hope you enjoyed. Make sure to tell me what you don't like about it.
Thanks for reading
Bye